Fort de Chastaigne

Spanish Bit Saga #16

by Don Coldsmith

Red Horse and his son, Antelope, agree to escort individuals from a French frontier fortification to Santa Fe in order to establish trade with the Spanish, but along the way they encounter a hostile Mandan tribe

Genres: Westerns, Historical Fiction

226 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Don Coldsmith was an American author of primarily Western fiction. A past president of Western Writers of America, Coldsmith wrote more than 40 books, as well as and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. His “Spanish Bit Saga,” a series of related novels, helped to re-define the Western novel by adopting the point of view of the Native Americans, rather than the European immigrants.

Reviews

[Adrienne Kern McClintock · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book and the 2 others following it on a donation shelf. I found them easy to get into, despite not having read the rest of the series, and enjoyed the Bit (pun intended) that I did read. I would love to read the rest of the series now.

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good "Western" story. It's actually not like your normal American Western tale. Lots of nicely developed characters and a nice continuing storyline. Recommended